I have no clue what Sharp is going with this thing. Like Slash Gear points out, this device should definitely be an MID. Instead Sharp has decided to release it as an e-dictionary with some "media playback duties."

Oh well! Anyways, the Sharp RD-PM10 has: a 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, FM radio, 8GB of onboard storage, a microSD slot, TI's DaVinci TMS320DM6441 processor, and will run on a customized Windows CE 5.0. It's kind of upsetting that this device does not have WiFi or Bluetooth and it still has me confused. I mean, with a nice QWERTY keyboard like that, it should definitely be an MID.

This e-dictionary is available in Korea for 360,000 KRW ($288 USD), which I think is quite expensive, since it's not an MID and all.

Besides the long name, NEC has updated their 24-inch LCD display. The LCD2490WUXi2 has a new "12-bit color lookup table for making the visible gamut much improved. Color brightness has also been significantly enhanced with 320cd/m2 brightness and a 1,000:1 static contrast ratio." This monitor has VGA and "DVI that's HDCP-encrypted" - basically meaning that it can play those downloaded iTunes movies.

This monitor will be available in Japan starting on June 3rd for around $1,431 USD. No word on the US pricing and release date yet though.

MSI's Wind U123 netbook is now available, at a couple of online retailers. If you don't remember, the Wind U123 has a great spec sheet. Some notables are: Intel's Atom N280 1.66GHz CPU, a 10.2-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB HDD, a 4-in-1 card reader, and will run on Windows XP Home. The 9-cell battery model is said to last over 8 hours, which is hopefully true. This netbook is in contention of being in my possession. Take a look at the full spec sheet below, if you're interested. Check it out at NewEgg now.

Over a week ago, we heard that in Canada, Rogers will be the carrier for both the HTC Dream and the HTC Magic. These are 2 Android devices, and Rogers happened to leave out the pricing details in their earlier announcement. Today, the pricing has been leaked to be $549.99 for both devices off-contract. The Magic and Dream could also cost $149.99 with a 3-year contract, but those are just guesses. The $549 price seems to be valid though, as you can see in the 2 pictures (above and below the excerpt). About the plans, I'll leave that up to Boy Genius, take a look below.

In other Rogers news, we’re hearing Rogers is toying with the idea of a few plans that include nation-wide calling, although at this point it looks like there is only one plan on the table — 350 minutes, nation-wide evenings and weekends and 1,000 texts for $45. It’s nothing overly impressive and isn’t exactly going to offer much value to anyone (especially those in the eastern time zone) but it’s a start. Slightly more noteworthy however, Rogers is apparently planning to bring back the 6GB/$30 data promotion it introduced alongside the launch of the iPhone 3G last Summer. This will not only help move a lot of third-generation iPhones, but it will also help with every other smartphone including the Dream and Magic.

Yes, that's right, the HTC Touch Pro 2 has just been approved by the FCC. The Touch Pro 2 will supposedly feature global roaming with its CDMA / GSM capabilities. In the picture, there are two different "Rhodium" (codename for the Touch Pro 2) devices that passed through the FCC, the RHOD400 and the RHOD500. As Engadget points out, this could be two different devices for both Sprint and Verizon.

According to a tipster over at SprintUsers, the HTC Touch Pro 2 will be available on Sprint in mid-June. This could mean that Sprint will be getting the Touch Pro 2 first in America, since T-Mobile looks like they will release this device on July 22. We'll see what happens in the near future because we could always see delays.

The Palm Pre has been spotted on Best Buy's official website. We already heard news that Best Buy will launch the Pre for a solid $199 with a 2-year contract, but how about those who want the Pre for full retail? Well, according to Best Buy's website, the Pre on launch day will cost you $849 USD. Yes, this is a lot, but maybe the next paragraph will explain why. Looks like Sprint could be the go-to option for your full retail Palm Pre launching at just $549 USD.

Word has spread that there will be only 4,250 Palm Pres available on launch day for 1,000 Best Buy stores across America. If you do some simple math, this comes out to about 4 Palm Pres for each Best Buy location. We all heard about the Pre shortages at launch, but this is just taking it too another level. Radio Shack will also suffer the same shortages. Apparently, across the 721 Radio Shack stores, there could be only 2 Pres at each location.

This clearly shows that Palm is just releasing the device on June 6 because they want to sell it before Apple announces the next iPhone at WWDC. With shortages like these, any other company would've waited. Clearly, this is a desperate time for Palm.

Believe it or not but this is not a PMP with a built-in mirror feature, well, it actually could be so nevermind. What you see here is Newsmy XO PMP. Like the title says, it's just 5mm thin and has a 1.5-inch OLED touchscreen display. There are 2 models, a 2GB and a 4GB model that support a bunch of codecs, so it won't have a problem playing your music and videos. This small thing also has a voice recorder and FM radio, so that's a positive.

You're probably asking how cheap this PMP is, aren't you. Well, to tell you the truth, it starts at just $40 USD, which I think is incredible. I'd actually love to get one of these - now!

Intel has just released Moblin 2.0, which is intended for netbooks. "It's designed to take advantage of the smaller screens, and in turn allow users to have longer battery life, shorter startups [I'm hoping for 2 seconds], and quick access to media and social networks." The video below is a short 1:40 clip, that looks pretty damn good. I just might have to scoop up a netbook with Moblin pre-loaded. Android or Moblin? I could always dual-boot them, right?

According to an analyst - so it could be wrong - Apple's rumoured tablet aka Media Pad won't hit the market until 2010. Apple will try to battle the netbooks and tablets of the time, with their own Media Pad which will focus on WiFi and VoIP functionality. Apple's Media Pad is said to have a 10-inch capacitive touchscreen, which is on-par with what we've heard in the past.

My favourite TV brand is Samsung - and has been for a couple of years - but that could be replaced, since LG is really making a huge push in their TV development. Today, they have unveiled their latest X Canvas plasma displays, the 50PS70 and the 60PS70, which are measuring in at 50-inches and 60-inches, respectively. These are monsters that are both packed with internal 160GB HDDs and they are also sporting LG's 600Hz technology, which is sure to get those blurry images out of the way. Just in case you fill up the internal HDD, you can also record your shows on external devices, since the TVs have USB 2.0 connectivity. No word on the price or availability, but I'm sure it won't be all that inexpensive.

The N86 has an OLED display and an 8MP camera with a Carl Zeiss lens and a Xenon flash, so it's pretty damn good. Well, apparently the FCC has just approved of this device. The plastic keys are still present, so Nokia decided not to change that - not surprising, although I was hoping they would. The price and release date still hasn't been mentioned. I also don't think the carrier has been mentioned yet, so that will be unveiled at a later date as well.

Just yesterday, I reported that the AT&T would be launching the BlackBerry Curve 8900 this Friday. Well, it looks like it's already available today, if you go on AT&T's official website. It is now retailing for $199 on a 2-year contract. In addition to that fee, the cheapest plan costs $39.99 USD and that includes 450 "inclusive" minutes, 5000 nights/weekends minutes and unlimited mobile to mobile calls. Check it out now, here.

Amazingly enough, what you see here is a laptop cooling pad. The Nexus TDD-9000 is a liquid-cooling pad, even though it may not look like one. The "velvety cloth" is filled with a gel-like substance that cools your laptop without the use of plugs and electricity. Talk about going green.

According to Nexus, resting your laptop on one of these pads will keep it 14-17 degrees cooler than normal. To "re-energize" the pad all you have to do is shake it every 20 minutes, which would get quite irritating, but I think it's definitely worth it. This cooling pad from Nexus costs just £23 ($36 USD), so it could be worth a try. I'd definitely get it for my terrible laptop that is always burning my legs and wrists.

iBUYPOWER has been known for their powerful desktop gaming PCs and here's an affordable one that anyone can spend money on. Today, iBUYPOWER has announced the Chimera Gaming System that is very customizable. First of all, it's sporting one of their first "signature cases" with a "super high-gloss" finish.

This gaming desktop PC has Asetek liquid cooling and three 120mm fans made for those intense [gaming] late nights. Like I said, the Chimera is highly customizable. It has your choice of Intel's Core i7 CPU or AMD's AM3 + Phenom II CPUs with ATI or Nvidia's graphics cards. When you purchase one of these sexy gaming rigs you will also have your choice of either Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. or Halo 2 bundled with it. The Chimera Gaming System is now available for pre-orders with a base price of just $999 USD. The expected ship date is May 29, which is next Friday.